K12 Academics Resource Library

Programmatic Accreditation by Field

Institutional accreditation covers a whole college. Programmatic accreditation covers a single profession, and for many careers it is the one that decides whether you can get licensed.

58professional fields

Pick a field to see its accreditor, the exams it feeds into, and the licensure link.

Health & medicine

31

Every licensed and allied-health field, each with its accreditor.

Business, law, policy & engineering

7

Business, legal, public-service and engineering fields.

BusinessAACSB, ACBSP & IACBE LawABA ParalegalABA-approved Public AffairsNASPAA PlanningPAB Engineering & ComputingABET Construction ManagementACCE

Education & behavioral

9

Teaching, psychology, counseling and the behavioral professions.

EducationCAEP & AAQEP PsychologyAPA, MPCAC & PCSAS Social WorkCSWE CounselingCACREP Marriage & Family TherapyCOAMFTE Human ServicesCSHSE Early ChildhoodNAEYC Behavior AnalysisABAI & BACB Interpreter EducationCCIE

Design, arts & communication

5

Design, the arts and communication fields.

ArchitectureNAAB Landscape ArchitectureLAAB Interior DesignCIDA ArtsNASAD, NASM, NAST & NASD JournalismACEJMC

Other professional & technical

8

Trades, services and technical professions.

Culinary ArtsACFEF Funeral ServiceABFSE Sport ManagementCOSMA Recreation & ParksCOAPRT Library ScienceALA Court ReportingNCRA AviationAABI Forensic ScienceFEPAC

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